Crash victim linked to multiple break-ins

Dustin Ray Mitchell of Princeton died in this one-car crash on Nov. 3 while trying to elude a state Highway Patrol trooper, who had become suspicious when he saw the car pull out of a neighbor's house after midnight. The car flipped and struck a tree. Stolen property was found in the car and later at Mitchell's home. He has since been linked to a number of break-ins and larcenies in western Wayne County.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has connected a man who died eluding a state trooper to nearly 20 breaking and enterings in the county. Dustin Ray Mitchell, 21, of Princeton, died Nov. 3 after his car struck a tree as...